Hot Salads How-Tos

How To: Make country style potato salad

Check out this How2Heroes video tutorial to learn how to make country style potato salad. This old-fashioned rustic potato salad recipe is easy to make and the ingredients are just as easy to find - potatoes, red peppers, chopped dill pickles, eggs and good ole mayo. Savor it all year long and include it in all of your summer cookouts and picnics.

How To: Make a mozzarella balloon with Molecular Gastronomy

Lab Coat Cooking! Discover how to have fun with cheese. Surprise your friends with this new spin on a classic Caprese Salad. Learn how to make a Mozzarella Balloon. This how to video turns a boring Caprese Salad into a party hit with a little help from some fresh mozzarella cheese, roasted garlic, and a little nitrous oxide. This is a lesson in Molecular Gastronomy.

How To: Prepare a fresh and easy arugula salad

Celebrity natural foods chef, Bethenny Frankel, shows you how to make a delicious argula salad (The Steve Jobs Salad) guest starring Justine. Healthy and easy, this recipe is perfect as an appetizer, lunch or dinner. Follow along with this cooking how-to video to learn how to prepare this fresh arugula salad. Top of the green salad with cherry tomatoes, pine nuts, and olive oil.

How To: Make a citrus grilled shrimp salad

Looking for great shrimp recipes? Then get the most flavor out of everyday ingredients. Try this grilled lime marinated shrimp salad. End your weeknight dinner dilemma by making this delicious shrimp salad. Follow along with this cooking how-to video as a Food Network chef shows you the secret to making the citrus grilled shrimp for this salad.

How To: Make a endive pear salad with the Barefoot Contessa

After a visit to the fromagerie, Ina makes one of her favorite salads. Follow the Barefoot Contessa and learn how to prepare an edvine pear salad with a lemon vinaigrette. The ingredients you need for this recipe are: fromagerie, pears, walnuts, Champagne vinegar, dijon mustard, egg yolk, salt, pepper, olive oil, and lettuce leaves.

How To: Prepare a ripe papaya salad with a Latin twist

This colorful dish is a tangy fruit salad with a Latin twist. Follow along as our host shows you an easy way to make a ripe papaya salad. Watch and learn an easy way to keep them from going bad in your kitchen by simple scoring the flesh. You'll love this tropical recipe for a papaya salad. Dress with olive oil, lime, and honey.

How To: Mix a refreshing fruit salad with Giada de Laurentiis

Try this twist on a classic dish, a perfect ending to any summer meal. Follow along with Giada De Laurentiis as she shows you how to make a refreshing fruit salad with only fresh fruits. This cooking how-to video is part of Everyday Italian show hosted by Giada De Laurentiis. Italians are masters at transforming simple, everyday ingredients into dishes that are quick, healthy and satisfying. On Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis shares updated versions of homey recipes from her Italian fam...

How To: Prepare a quick red cabbage slaw

This colorful slaw has no mayonnaise, so it's great for outdoor meals. Follow along and learn how to make a quick red cabbage slaw for a cool side. This cooking how-to video is part of Cooking for Real show hosted by Sunny Anderson. Make this quick red cabbage slaw for a dinner tonight.

How To: Make potato and green bean salad with Paula Deen

Paula's twist to potato salad uses new red potatoes and green beans. This cooking how-to video is part of Paula's Best Dishes show hosted by Paula Deen. What happens when America's favorite southern cook opens up her kitchen to family, friends, viewers and the best home cooks in the country? It's anyone's guess! Paula Deen is cooking up something new as she rescues viewer recipes, shares stories and traditions with friends and strangers alike, while learning the secrets of some of America's b...

How To: Prepare a classic summertime potato salad

Join Mark Law as he takes advantage of the last days of summer and packs an eco-friendly picnic using Recycline's Preserve Kitchen Ware. Exclusive to Whole Foods Market, Preserve Kitchen is made from 100% recycled materials and makes the perfect container for Mark's recipe for classic summertime potato salad. Follow along in this cooking how-to video and learn how easy it is to make this classic summertime potato salad.

How To: Make a panzanella salad with crab and avocado

This week's recipe is a Secret Ingredient team favorite. Not only is it a brilliant use for leftover bread, it's a lively salad of peppery arugula tossed in roasted tomato vinaigrette, topped with toasted goat cheese and generously garnished with Whole Catch™ Wild Caught Crab. Summer salads don't get much better than this!

How To: Make a seared beef salad with basil pesto

Celebrate summer as Secret Ingredient host Mark Law and Denver chef Elise Wiggins of Panzano prepare homemade pesto and pair it with tender, juicy grass-fed beef, served with a simple arugula salad. This dish is also knows as bistecca insalata in Italian. Follow along in this cooking how-to video as Whole Food's Markets shows you how to make seared beef with basil pesto and an arugula salad.

How To: Make a grilled southwestern corn salad

In this cooking how to video Chef Mario teaches us how to make a tasty, healthy salad; Southwestern style. Follow along and learn how to make a grilled corn salad. The ingredients you need for this recipe are corn, red onions, red bell peppers, jalapenos, cilantro and feta cheese.

How To: Prepare a black eyed pea salad

In this cooking how to video, Charlotte Lyons, Ebony Magazine Food Editor, demonstrates how to make a black eyed pea salad. Follow along with this cooking lesson to learn to make fast, easy, fun, and healthy dishes to share and enjoy. All the ingredients you need for this blackbean salad are: black eyed peas, balsamic vinegar, salad dressing, rep pepper, celery rib, bell pepper, onion, chopped parsley, lettuce leaves, salt and pepper to taste.

How To: Prepare an Indian style rice salad with the NY Times

You can make a rice salad out of almost anything. In this cooking how to video tutorial Mark Bittman, from the New York Times, makes a rice salad with Indian ingredients and spices. You could grab some carrots, bell peppers, parsley and a vinaigrette to toss with leftover rice. Watch and see how Mr. Bittman prepares his version on an Indian style rice salad.

How To: Prepare an edamame salad with the New York Times

You've had salty soy sauce dredged edamame at your favorite Japanese restaurant. In this cooking how to video tutorial Mark Bittman, from the New York Times, turns a familiar Japanese appetizer into something new. Watch as he prepares an edamame salad. All you need for this light salad bean recipe is: edamame, lemon zest, olive oil, salt, pepper, mint, graded cheese.

How To: Prepare a shredded cabbage salad with the NY Times

What is an ingredient that is always there and almost no one uses? Cabbage. In this cooking how to tutorial NYTimes.com Mark Bittman, The Minimalist, makes a crunchy midwinter salad with a frequently looked-over vegetable. Grab your shredded cabbage, carrots, coarse salt and top with olive oil for a great side dish.

How To: Prepare two chopped ham salads

In this how to video Chef Paul demonstrates a few secrets to delicious chopped ham recipes. Watch and learn how to mix two distinctly different chopped ham salads. Add chutney, Italian seasoning, pepper sauce, mayo and any other of your favorite flavors.

How To: Make a country style coleslaw

No matter where you're from, a side of coleslaw from a deli always looks and tastes the same, and not very appetizing. Some say that slaw is comin' out of Area 51. In this how to video The BBQ Pit Boys show you that servin' up great tastin' fresh homemade slaw at your next barbecue is real easy.

How To: Make Thai spicy noodle salad with Kai

Thai noodles make a basic salad a little bit more filling. This easy recipe makes for a highly flavorful and satisfying dish. You will need noodles, cucumber, carrot, sugar, chilies, vinegar, and Thai fish sauce. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to prepare spicy noodle salad with Thai chef Kai.

How To: Make a Thai papaya salad

Thai food can be hot and spicy, especially papaya salad,but it so good. You will need chilies, garlic, cherry tomatos, peanuts, lime, and papaya. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make a spicy Thai papaya salad.

How To: Make Mediterranean tabouli or tabouleh salad

Tabouli or tabouleh salad is a great light and refreshing Mediterranean salad. You will need parsley, tomato, green onion, lemon juice, mint, burgul, salt, olive oil, cayenne pepper, and iceberg lettuce. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make a tabouli or tabouleh salad.

How To: Make fattoush salad

Fattoush is a Mediterranean or Middle Eastern that's crispy and has a lot of different vegetables in it. You will need romaine lettuce, orange bell pepper, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, cucumber, red cabbage, radish, tomato, carrot, green onion, red onion, chopped parsely, mint, and samac. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make fattoush salad.

How To: Make a southern style potato salad

Add a Cajun twist to the classic potato recipe. This how-to video shows you an awesome potato salad recipes straight from Cajun Cooking TV chef Beryl Stokes. You need to try this one. All you need for this southern style potato salad is: red potatoes, eggs, mayo, mustard, sweet relish, olives, onions, green onions, celery, bay leave, shrimp oil, salt and seasoning.

How To: Make a tomato salad with basil and feta cheese

This tomato salad recipe with basil and feta is a delicious side dish and great to take-along to a party or gathering. With a loaf of crusty French bread tomato salads are a fresh and summery meal. Tomatoes in a salad are a beautiful and yummy way to bring your garden to the table. Watch and learn how to make this tomato, basil and feta cheese salad.

How To: Make a tropical herbal coleslaw cabbage salad

Coleslaw recipes can often be heavy and unhealthy - but not this tropical herbal coleslaw recipe. In this video, Rita Heikenfeld from Love Starts in the Kitchen shows you how to make a light coleslaw recipe with a tropical flare. You won't find any mayonnaise in this crisp and light cabbage salad.

How To: Make a Caesar salad from scratch

Watch this how-to video and see how The Canadian Living Test Kitchen makes a killer Caesar salad. This Caesar salad will be a crowd pleaser at the next dinner party. To make this salad you will need: mayo, vegetable oil, Parmesan cheese, white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, anchovy paste, garlic, romaine lettuce, and croutons.

How To: Make a vegan style cajun tofu salad

Vegan meals are not only healthy to prepare, but they are super easy and delicious. This how to video demonstrates how to make a tofu cajun salad vegan style. It is a mouth watering, simple dish, served up with out any meat. Watch and learn what you will need to make a vegan cajun tofu salad.